26984 words

startup

13 definitions • 23 examples
1
If a business or other organization starts up, or if someone starts one up, it is created and starts to operate:

Examples:

Many small businesses started up in the 1980s to cater to this growing market.
We ought to start up a drama group.
2
If a vehicle or engine starts up, or someone starts it up, it starts to work:

Examples:

The car wouldn't start up this morning.
3
a small business that has just been started:

Examples:

Start-ups are very vulnerable in the business world.
She wants to find an investor to fund her startup.
4
the process a computer goes through when it starts operating after being switched on:

Examples:

Halt your computer during start-up so that the BIOS settings appear on screen.
System startup is often referred to as system booting.
5
A start-up company is a small business that has just been started:

Examples:

Such places are popular among startup firms that are not quite ready to lease permanent space.
6

Examples:

They are experienced entrepreneurs who support young firms in the start-up phase with capital and years of management experience.
Lower startup costs are making website investment more appealing.
7
relating to the process a computer goes through when it starts operating after being switched on:

Examples:

The term boot refers to the computer's start-up procedure.
8
to cause an engine to begin to operate:

Examples:

I didn't even hear the vacuum cleaner start up when Jose began cleaning the carpets.
He heard the stranger start up a motorcycle.
9

Examples:

We started up an opera theater company that toured all over the South.
10
a new business, or the activities involved in starting a new business:

Examples:

Start-ups need to generate revenue quickly.
11
if a business or other organization starts up, or if someone starts one up, it is created and starts to operate:

Examples:

The funding means that by the time it starts up in December, the group will have an annual operating budget of about $70 million.
She's talking about starting up a totally new business.
12
a business that has just been started:

Examples:

a business/dotcom/internet start-up
He transformed the business from a start-up into one of the world's biggest mobile phone companies.
13
the act or process of starting or making something start:

Examples:

Once you have disabled the program, reboot the computer to see if its absence causes a problem on startup.

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